Norway's Parat trade union said earlier that 560 guards at airports, museums and other facilities, including the Ormen Lange plant, would go on strike on Friday if no wage agreement was found and that the gas plant would have to begin a shutdown.

(Reporting by Ole Petter Skonnord, writing by Terje Solsvik, editing by Gwladys Fouche)

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